Maria Sharapova reaches Australian Open quarter-finals
She defeated Swiss Belinda Bencic 7-5 7-5 to reach the round.
She will face US star Serena Williams in the quarter-finals.
Defending champions Serena Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-1 in 55 minutes to set a date for her clash against Maria in the next round.
It will be a rematch of the Australian Open final last year where Serena had defeated the Russian player to clinch the title.
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